Garment-supporter.



PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. B.- N. CASE.

GARMENT SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 12,1908.

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ELBERT N. OASEfOF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application filed December 12,1906. Serial No. 347,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBETUI N. CASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Junction, in the county of Mesa and State of Colorado,have invented a new and useful Garment-Supporter, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to garment-supporters and more particularlytomeans for preventing accidental displacement of drawers and similarunder garments by engagement with the trousers.

The object of the invention is to provide the drawers or under garmentwith a loop or strap adapted to receive the lapel or tab of the trouserswhereby when the tab is fastened in position the same will support thedrawers and effectually prevent the same from slipping or saggingwithout the employment of suspenders, clips and similar fasteningdevices.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of an under garment andtrousers showing the manner of supporting the undergarment in positionon said Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the drawers fastened insupported position. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a'portion of thedrawers or under-garment.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device is principally designed for preventing slippiug andsagging of drawers and similar under garments and by way of illustrationis shown in connection with an under garment of the ordinaryconstruction in which 5 designates the drawers or under garment and 6the trousers or outer garment.

Secured to the front of the drawers 5 at a point adjacent the buttons orfastening devices 6 is a strap 7 preferably formed of cotton, linen orsimilar material of the same color and texture as the drawers and ofsufficient strength to support the latter, said strap being arranged ina vertical position and sewed or otherwise permanently secured to thedrawers at 8 to form a loop 9 adapted to receive the lapel or tab 10 ofthe trousers.

The lapel or tab 10 is provided with the usual buttonhole 11 adapted toengage a button or similar fastening device 12 secured to the trousersso that when the lapel is thread ed through the loop 9 and fastened tothe button 12 the lapel will sustain the weight of the drawers and thuseffectually prevent the same from sagging or slipping downwardly on thebody of the wearer.

In operation the lapel 10 is inserted through the loop 9 of the strapand the perforated end of the lapel passed over the button 12, as bestshown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. It will thus be seen that thelapel 10 not only serves its usual function but by engagement with the'walls of the loop 9 effectually prevents accidental displacement of thedrawers or under garment.

While it is preferred to use a flexible strap or loop for V engagementwith the tab or lapel 10 of the trousers it is obvious that any othersuitable fastening device may be employed with equally good results.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple, inexpensive.

and eflicient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends inview.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. An under garment having a loop secured to the exterior walls thereofat the front of the garment and adapted to receive the tab of the fly ofa pair of trousers, and a fastening device secured to the interior wallsof the trousers on one side of the fly of the latter and adapted toengage the free end of the tab.

2. An under garment having a vertically disposed loop secured to theexterior walls thereof at the front of the garment and adapted toreceive the tab of the fly of a pair of trousers, said tab beingprovided with' a terminal button-hole, and a button secured to theinterior walls of the trousers on one side of the fly of the latter andadapted to engage the button-hole in said tab.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ELBERT N. CASE.

Witnesses Josnr-H P. SwnNuY, JACOB C. MYERS.

